Katherine M. Franke[1] is an American legal scholar who specializes in gender and sexuality law. She was the James L. Dohr Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. In January 2024, after a Columbia student, who was a former member of the IDF, was involved in spraying an odorous substance at pro-Palestinian students [2] Franke stated she had concerns about Israeli students coming to Columbia ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Katherine Franke is director of the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law. She is also on the executive committees of Columbia’s Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender, and the Center for Palestine Studies.

Jan 10, 2025 · Columbia University and one of its longtime law professors, Katherine Franke, have severed ties after an investigation stemming from her advocacy on behalf of pro-Palestinian students. It...

Jan 10, 2025 · Katherine Franke said Friday in a letter that she’s effectively been terminated, following a university investigation into a media interview she gave in which she criticized students who formerly served in the Israel Defense Forces for allegedly harming other students at …

Jul 12, 2024 · Law professor Katherine Franke has long been outspoken in her support of Palestinians. Now, after House Republicans and her university president called her out in an antisemitism hearing, she faces potential termination.

Katherine Franke is the James L. Dohr Professor of Law at Columbia University and Founding Director of the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law (CGSL). They are also on the Executive Committees of Columbia’s Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender, and the Center for Palestine Studies.

My work in queer theory, gender justice, racial justice, religious liberty, and Israel/Palestine aims to bring rigorous academic thinking to some of the most pressing social justice causes of our time. What are you looking forward to right now? What are you most excited about?

Jul 6, 2019 · Katherine Franke is the Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Columbia University, where she also directs the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law and is the faculty director of the Public Rights/Private Conscience Project.

Sep 8, 2017 · Katherine Franke is the Sulzbacher Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, where she also directs the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law and is the faculty director of the Public Rights/Private Conscience Project.

Jan 10, 2025 · NEW YORK — A Columbia University law professor has left the university after an investigation found that she had discriminated against Israelis in violation of Columbia policies....